{"id":700062,"date":"2019-09-06T12:34:03","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T12:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/09\/06\/give-n1bn-to-all-local-govt-areas-in-nigeria\/"},"modified":"2019-09-06T12:34:03","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T12:34:03","slug":"give-n1bn-to-all-local-govt-areas-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/09\/06\/give-n1bn-to-all-local-govt-areas-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Give N1bn To All Local Govt Areas In Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_692351\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-692351\" style=\"width: 695px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-692351\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/9882005_images20190722t195558_032_jpeg_jpeg3fd21e0cbf0d4d63c7e6f670edfe035c-1.jpg\" alt=\"Femi Falana\" width=\"695\" height=\"441\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-692351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Femi Falana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Popular human rights lawyer, Femi Falana,(SAN) has asked the federal government to give each of the 774 local government areas in Nigeria at least N1 billion from the funds it recovered since 1999.<\/p>\n<p>The lawyer said while speaking at the 20th Mike Okonkwo Annual Lecture during the celebration of the 74th birthday of Mike Okonkwo, presiding bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>According to Falana, such funds will be used to create employment opportunities at the grassroots for women and youths, adding that at least N1 trillion has been recovered in the last 19 years.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cThe Federal Government has recovered huge sums of money from looters. One of the policies of government, the whistle-blowing policy, has fetched the country N605 billion as of three months ago,\u201d Falana said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am, therefore, suggesting that the billions recovered by the EFCC, let the Federal Government allocate at least N1 billion to every local government area for job creation for our young men and women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the judiciary, Falana said it is difficult for the poor to get justice despite the law advocating equality of persons but says if the poor fail to get justice, they will revolt and cause anarchy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:\u00a0Xenophobia: What The Nigerian Government Needs To Do \u2014 Falana<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause if the poor do not get justice, whether the government likes it or not, whether you arrest al the Sowores of this world, there will be a revolution one day. Because when the poor rise, it can be dangerous in any society.\u00a0 It can even lead to anarchy, as it is the case now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWednesday, what happened in Lagos \u2013 the attacks \u2013 if you watched the film on television, you will know that we are in trouble. Some of the criminal elements openly carried the loot on their heads and the police had a hard time containing the crisis. That is why we must go out and ensure that injustice in the polity is addressed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Femi Falana Popular human rights lawyer, Femi Falana,(SAN) has asked the federal government to give each of the 774 local government areas in Nigeria at least N1 billion from the funds it recovered since 1999. 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